Archive for 2015

I’ve written before about the tons of major construction projects in Atlanta Public Schools over the summer from HVAC to new buildings and renovations to portables and playgrounds. And now we’re nearly one month into a new school year, and I have had a chance to access many of those that have recently wrapped up…

When a loss touches you deeply, it becomes difficult to talk about that person, much less write a remembrance in honor of him. Such it is for me with Julian Bond. I should have posted this sooner, but I simply was not ready yet to say my goodbyes. Now it’s a week after I attended the memorial for him at the King…

After a long day of work, there’s nothing like enjoying Atlanta Public Schools football. That’s how it was on Thursday. I spent nearly the entire day planning the school year in a retreat with the Atlanta Board of Education. Later that night, I participated in the APS practice run for the East Atlanta Village Runfest.…

Thanks to the Atlanta Falcons and Northside Hospital, our Athletic Department scored another great win on Tuesday with the official opening of the new APS Athletic Training Facility at Booker T. Washington High School. This facility features state-of-the-art equipment and supplies for training and pre- and post-workout routines. Located at Washington, the facility is available…

Atlanta Public Schools kicked off the football season in huge fashion on Saturday as our Department of Athletics played host to the 2015 High School Classic at Lakewood Stadium. As superintendent and a football fan myself, it has been a great thrill for me over the past few weeks to meet with the student athletes,…

I have not only enjoyed practicing with APS student athletes including football players, cross-country runners and cheerleaders, but I have embarked on a training regimen in preparation for the East Atlanta Village (EAV) Runfest. About 100 of my fellow APS co-workers responded to a training challenge earlier this month. Now we generally meet every Monday…